Where's the Green in Clean? Investment Opportunities, Valuations and the Funding Gap in Cleantech Traditionally, early stage company executive and investor financial expertise has been focused on company financing. Yet, in many cases, Cleantech demands more. Many Cleantech executives will be shepherding technologies to commercialization that will require large amounts of capital. Cleantech companies and capital sources will need to build well-informed financial relationships and new financial structures to facilitate capital deployment and allow Cleantech companies to tap into the appropriate financial sources. This need for information and collaboration is more important than ever, given the current state of traditional credit and financial markets. This discussion will feature a wide range of investors (venture capitalists, private equity investors, hedge fund managers, public financiers, and investment bankers) to delve into the full range of financing the Cleantech industry - from seed financing of nascent inventors, venture financing of emerging-stage companies through international and cross industry joint ventures, from first commercial demonstration to utility scale project development and finance, to IPO, PIPEs and beyond. The panelists will discuss the capital flow implications for the Cleantech sector. Where Cleantech money is really coming from, what the investment criteria is for each type of investor, where the money is going and why, and how the money is being spent. Panelists:
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